·Construction began on what was then known as the Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 23, 1968.

·The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was held on Sept. 14, 1969 – won by Richard Brickhouse (Dodge).

·The name changed to Talladega Superspeedway in 1989.

·Fourth repaving completed on Sept. 19, 2006.

Starts

·There have been 95 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway, one MENCS event in 1969 and two races per year since 1970.

·444 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega; 308 in more than one.

·Dave Marcis and Terry Labonte lead the series in starts at Talladega with 61 each.

·Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers in starts at Talladega with 34; followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 33.

·Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Talladega with a 9.833.

·A total of 69 drivers have made their first series start at Talladega; Ryan Reed (10/23/2016) and Jamie McMurray (10/06/2002) are the only two active drivers to make their series debut at Talladega Superspeedway.

Poles

·Bobby Isaac won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Talladega in 1969 with a speed of 199.466 mph. In fact, Isaac won the first three poles at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.

·40 drivers have Coors Light poles at Talladega, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott with eight.

·Nine drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series have posted consecutive wins at Talladega; Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the series in consecutive wins at Talladega after posting four-straight from the fall of 2001 – 2003.

·Brad Keselowski is the only active series driver to winat Talladega in his first appearance.

·Matt Kenseth competed at Talladega Superspeedway 25 times before winning the fall of 2012; the longest span of any the 11 active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners.

·Matt Kenseth (25), Kevin Harvick (18), and David Ragan (12) all made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Talladega.

·Kurt Busch leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Talladega without visiting Victory Lane at 32; followed by Ryan Newman with 30.

Additional Finishing Positions

·Buddy Baker and Tony Stewart are tied for theseries’ most runner-up finishes at Talladega with six each. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with five.

·NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in top-five finishes at Talladega with 23. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 12.

·Dale Earnhardt leads the series in top-10 finishes at Talladega with 27. Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with 17.

·Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Talladega with a 11.714.

Track / Event Specific Stats

·There have been 12 MENCS races resulting in NASCAR Overtime at Talladega:

Date

Scheduled No. Of Laps

Actual No. Of Laps

Additional Laps

Race Winners

10/23/2016

188

192

4

Joey Logano

10/25/2015

188

196

8

Joey Logano

10/19/2014

188

194

6

Brad Keselowski

5/5/2013

188

192

4

David Ragan

10/7/2012

188

189

1

Matt Kenseth

5/6/2012

188

194

6

Brad Keselowski

4/25/2010

188

200

12

Kevin Harvick

11/1/2009

188

191

3

Jamie McMurray

10/5/2008

188

190

2

Tony Stewart

4/29/2007

188

192

4

Jeff Gordon

10/2/2005

188

190

2

Dale Jarrett

5/1/2005

188

194

6

Jeff Gordon

Track / Event Specific Stats

·Only two of the 95 series races at Talladega Superspeedway have been shortened due to weather conditions:

Date

Scheduled No. Of Laps

Actual No. Of Laps

Fewer Laps

Race Winners

7/28/1996

188

129

-59

Jeff Gordon

4/30/1987

188

178

-10

Davey Allison

·Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway five times: Fall of 2002, Fall of 2009, Spring of 2010, Spring and Fall of 2013.

·Only one MENCS race held at Talladega Superspeedway was not run on its scheduled date. The April 27, 1997 race was postponed due to inclement weather to May 10, 1997 – Mark Martin won the event.

·Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway is the April 17, 2011 race won by Jimmie Johnson over second-place Clint Bowyer with a MOV of 0.002 second – the MOV is tied with the 2003 Darlington race as the closest finishes in the MENCS using electronic scoring.

·Below are top five closest finishes at Talladega:

Race Winner

Runner-Up

Margin Of Victory

Date

Jimmie Johnson

Clint Bowyer

0.002

4/17/2011

Dale Earnhardt

Ernie Irvan

0.005

7/25/1993

Kevin Harvick

Jamie McMurray

0.011

4/25/2010

Clint Bowyer

Jeff Burton

0.018

10/23/2011

Jimmy Spencer

Bill Elliott

0.025

7/24/1994

·A total of 182 different drivers in series history have led at least one lap at Talladega Superspeedway. Dale Earnhardt leads the series in laps led at Talladega with 1,377.

·Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Talladega with 960 laps led; followed by Matt Kenseth with 513.

·There have been 150 NASCAR national series races held in the state of Alabama among seven different tracks:

Track Name

City

MENCS

NXS

NCWTS

Total Races

Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega

95

25

11

131

Birmingham International Raceway

Birmingham

8

0

0

8

Montgomery Motor Speedway

Montgomery

6

0

0

6

Lakeview Speedway

Mobile

2

0

0

2

Chisholm Speedway

Montgomery

1

0

0

1

Dixie Speedway

Birmingham

1

0

0

1

Huntsville Speedway

Huntsville

1

0

0

1

Total

114

25

11

150

·The very first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Alabama was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event held at Lakeview Speedway (Mobile) in 1951 – the race was won by Tim Flock (Oldsmobile).

·Of the 150 NASCAR national series races held in Alabama, 114 of them were Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.

·The first race held at Talladega Superspeedway was in 1969 – the event was won by Richard Brickhouse (Dodge).

Alabama Drivers In NASCAR

·72 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Alabama.

·10 drivers from Alabama have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series; five have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.